Marseille midfielder Lucas Silva has denied being told to get off the team bus because he refused to leave the club on loan.

Media reports in France suggested the player had been abandoned on the way to the Ligue 1 outfit's game at Montpellier.

Silva, who Marseille borrowed from Real Madrid for the season, has struggled to settle this season, and an agreement was reached for him to join Anderlecht for the rest of the campaign.

In a lengthy post on Facebook, Silva rubbished claims he had been told to leave the coach, instead saying he was asked to stay in Marseille in case a move away materialised before the transfer deadline.

"On the last day of the transfer window, I was on the bus with the team in order to travel for a match, while negotiations were taking place with European clubs," he wrote.

"I was then told by OM to stay in Marseille because I could travel at any moment as a result of these negotiations.

"Having said that, I have never been asked to leave the bus as some media vehicles suggested."

Silva has failed to score in 17 Ligue 1 games this term, making nine starts and eight appearances as a substitute.